DC Production Support · Director of Photography
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DP & second shooter for hire by videographers and production companies across DC, Northern Virginia, and Maryland — arriving fully self-contained.
Currently booking · DC · NoVA · MD
Meet your second shooter
Brendan McDonough
Production Services
Interviews • Events • Multi-Cam • Corporate Shoots
DC-based DP and second shooter for hire by videographers and production companies. I show up with a full Sony cinema kit, lighting, wireless monitoring, and a teleprompter — ready to slot into your crew and match your workflow.
Meet Brendan
60-Second Intro
Who I am, how I work, and what to expect when I show up on set — straight from me.
Work Samples
Portfolio Reel — 2024–2025
Interviews, live events, multi-cam setups, and corporate work shot across the DMV over the past two years.
Equipment
The Kit That Comes With Me
Everything below is owned, maintained, and shows up in one production cart — no rental-house delays.
Cameras
- Sony FX6
- Sony FX3
- Sony A7SIII
- Sony A7V
Lenses
- Sony 16mm f/1.8 G
- Sony 24mm f/1.4 GM
- Sony 35mm f/1.4 GM
- Sony 50mm f/1.4 GM
- Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM
- Sony 24–70mm f/2.8 GM II
- Sony 70–200mm f/2.8 GM II
- Link: G Master lenses
Lights & Diffusion
- Amaran 300c
- Aputure MC Pro RGBWW LED
- Nanlux Halo 600x
- Nanlux Halo 100x
- (2) Heavy-duty EMART 10.5" stands
- (2) Aputure Light Dome III
- Aputure Light Dome Mini III
- Neewer 35" / 90cm Lantern Softbox
Audio
- Sennheiser MKH 416 shotgun
- (2) Sennheiser MKH 50 hypercardioids
- Rode shotgun + blimp wind protection
- Sennheiser wireless lav kits
- Zoom F8n Pro multitrack recorder
- Zoom F3 field recorder
Support, Movement & Grip
- DJI RS4 Pro Gimbal
- SmallRig FreeBlazer Heavy-Duty (Pro 8)
- SmallRig AD-100
- (2) SmallRig "Potato Jet" Lightweight Tripods
- SmallRig 36" Production Cart
- Teleprompter + 12.9" iPad
Behind the Scenes
How I Run My Setup
Short walkthroughs of how the gear actually gets used on set.
How I use my teleprompter
Rollers & SmallRig tripods
Wireless transmitters in action
Rates
Rates vary by project — reach out for a quote
Half-day, full-day, gear-included, or camera-op only. Tell me the shoot date, location, and what you need covered, and I'll send a quote back quickly.
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Booking second-shooter and DP work across DC, Northern Virginia, and Maryland.